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	\| name = Devasish Roy<br/>𑄘𑄬𑄝𑄥𑄨𑄥𑄴 𑄢𑄧𑄠𑄴		\| name = Devasish Roy<br />𑄘𑄬𑄝𑄥𑄨𑄥𑄴 𑄢𑄧𑄠𑄴
	\| title = [[Raja]]		\| title = [[Raja]]
	\| image =		\| image = File:Raja Devashis Roy.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| succession = [[~~Raja~~\|Chief]] ~~of the~~ [[Chakma Circle]]		\| succession = [[Tribal monarchy in Chittagong Hill Tracts\|Chief of the]] [[Chakma Circle]]
	\| moretext =		\| moretext =
	\| reign = ~~{{start date and age\|~~1971}}		\| reign = 16 December 1971 – present
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	\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1959\|4\|9}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1959\|4\|9}}
	\| birth_place = [[Dhaka\|~~Decca~~]], [[East Pakistan]], [[Pakistan~~]], now [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]].~~		\| birth_place = [[Dhaka\|Dacca]], [[East Pakistan]], Pakistan
	\| father = [[Tridev Roy]]		\| father = [[Tridev Roy]]
	~~\| mother = [[Arati Roy]]~~
	\| religion = [[Theravada Buddhism]]		\| religion = [[Theravada Buddhism]]
	\| occupation = Politician, lawyer		\| occupation = Politician, lawyer
	\| spouse = {{~~plainlist~~\|		\| spouse = {{ubl\|{{marraige\|[[Tatu Roy]]\|\|1998\|died}}\|{{marraige\|[[Rani Yan Yan\|Yan Yan]]\|2014}}}}
	*Tatu Roy
	*Yan Yan}}
	\| spouse-type = Consort		\| spouse-type = Consort
	\| consort = yes		\| consort = yes
	\| issue = Tribhuvan Aryadev Roy		\| issue = Tribhuvan Aryadev Roy
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			\| allegiance =[[Chakma Circle]]
			\| serviceyears = 1977 - present
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	'''Devasish Roy''' (also spelled '''Debashish Roy''';<ref name="np6Jul2014" /> born 9 April 1959)<ref name="ind22Dec2017" /> is a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer.<ref name="un" /> He is the [[Titular ruler\|titular]] [[Raja]] of the [[Chakma Circle]], [[Bangladesh]]'s largest indigenous community,<ref>{{cite news \|last=Monet \|first=Jenni \|date=1 May 2015 \|url=https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/indigenous-jumma-people-vow-to-launch-non-cooperation-movement-on-bangladesh-aaefc7ew1UuWX7TcvBm3_w \|title=Indigenous Jumma People Vow to Launch 'Non-Cooperation Movement' on Bangladesh \|work=[[Indian Country Today]]}}</ref> and was a member of the [[United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues]] from 2014 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/about-us/members.html \|title=UNPFII Members \|website=United Nations}}</ref>		}}

			'''Devasish Roy''' (also spelled '''Debashish Roy''';<ref name="np6Jul2014" /> born 9 April 1959)<ref name="ind22Dec2017" /> is a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer.<ref name="un" /> He is the [[Titular ruler\|titular]] [[Tribal monarchy in Chittagong Hill Tracts\|Raja]] of the [[Chakma Circle]], [[Bangladesh]]'s largest indigenous community,<ref>{{cite news \|last=Monet \|first=Jenni \|date=1 May 2015 \|url=https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/indigenous-jumma-people-vow-to-launch-non-cooperation-movement-on-bangladesh-aaefc7ew1UuWX7TcvBm3_w \|title=Indigenous Jumma People Vow to Launch 'Non-Cooperation Movement' on Bangladesh \|work=[[Indian Country Today]]}}</ref> and was a member of the [[United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues]] from 2014 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/about-us/members.html \|title=UNPFII Members \|website=United Nations}}</ref>

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Born in a [[Chakma people\|Chakma]] family,<ref name="ind22Dec2017"/> Roy is a [[lawyer]] by profession and served as a ~~Special Assistant~~ to the [[Chief Advisor of Bangladesh]] (head of the [[~~Caretaker Government~~ of Bangladesh]]) during the [[2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis]]. He was in charge of the [[Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs]] and the Ministry of Forest and Environment.<ref name="un">{{cite web \|url=https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/member_roy.pdf \|title=Raja Devasish Roy \|publisher=United Nations}}</ref>		Born in a [[Chakma people\|Chakma]] family,<ref name="ind22Dec2017"/> Roy is a lawyer by profession and served as a special assistant to the [[Chief Advisor of Bangladesh]] (head of the [[caretaker government of Bangladesh]]) during the [[2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis]]. He was in charge of the [[Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs]] and the Ministry of Forest and Environment.<ref name="un">{{cite web \|url=https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/member_roy.pdf \|title=Raja Devasish Roy \|publisher=United Nations}}</ref>

	Roy became King of the Chakma Circle after his father [[Tridev Roy]] went into [[exile]] following the independence of Bangladesh from [[Pakistan]] in 1971. In the 1970 general election [[Raja Tridev Roy]] had been elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as one of the only two non-[[Awami League]] candidates from [[East Pakistan]]. The former Raja who opposed the independence of Bangladesh fled [[Rangamati]] and escaped to Pakistan at the end of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. However most of the royal family, including the [[Queen regnant\|Rani]] and Yuvraj, were still left at the Rangamati Palace. After the emergence of Bangladesh, Yuvraj Devasish Roy was proclaimed Raja due to the absence of his father.{{~~citation needed~~\|date=~~July 2020~~}}		Roy became King of the Chakma Circle after his father [[Tridev Roy]] went into exile following the independence of Bangladesh from [[Pakistan]] in 1971. In the 1970 general election [[Raja Tridev Roy]] had been elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as one of the only two non-[[Awami League]] candidates from [[East Pakistan]]. The former Raja who opposed the independence of Bangladesh fled [[Rangamati]] and escaped to Pakistan at the end of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. However most of the royal family, including the [[Queen regnant\|Rani]] and Yuvraj, were still left at the Rangamati Palace. After the emergence of Bangladesh, Yuvraj Devasish Roy was proclaimed Raja due to the absence of his father.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2017-09-20 \|title=Chittagong's former Chakma raja who left Bangladesh to live in Pakistan \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/chittagongs-former-chakma-raja-who-left-bangladesh-to-live-in-pak-4851886/ \|access-date=2022-09-19 \|work=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2012-09-19 \|title=Tridiv Roy passes away \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-250386 \|access-date=2022-09-19 \|work=The Daily Star \|language=en}}</ref>

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Roy was married to Tatu Roy until her death in 1998.<ref name="np6Jul2014" /><ref name="tr5Jul2014"/> The couple have two children, a son, Tribhuvan Aryadev Roy, and a daughter.<ref name="np6Jul2014" /><ref name="tr5Jul2014"/><ref name="ind22Dec2017">{{cite news \|last=Illius \|first=Shamsuddin \|date=22 December 2017 \|title=Chakma Raja Celebrates 40 Years \|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/129173 \|work=The Independent \|location=Dhaka}}</ref> On 4 July 2014, he married Yan Yan, an [[Rakhine people\|ethnic Rakhine]].<ref name="np6Jul2014">{{cite web \|url=http://www.nirvanapeace.com/english/news-review/country-news/678#.VUU6IeTgUfw \|title=Chakma Raja Debashish Roy wedded \|date=6 July 2014 \|work=The Report 24 \|via=Nirvana Peace}}</ref><ref name="tr5Jul2014">{{cite news \|script-title=bn:চাকমা রাজার দ্বিতীয় বিয়ে \|trans-title=Chakma king's second marriage \|url=http://bangla.thereport24.com/article/44132/index.html \|work=The Report 24 \|date=5 July 2014 \|language=bn}}</ref>		Roy was married to Tatu Roy until her death in 1998.<ref name="np6Jul2014" /><ref name="tr5Jul2014"/> The couple have two children, a son, Tribhuvan Aryadev Roy, and a daughter.<ref name="np6Jul2014" /><ref name="tr5Jul2014"/><ref name="ind22Dec2017">{{cite news \|last=Illius \|first=Shamsuddin \|date=22 December 2017 \|title=Chakma Raja Celebrates 40 Years \|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/129173 \|work=The Independent \|location=Dhaka \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224034918/http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/129173 \|archive-date=24 December 2017}}</ref> On 4 July 2014, he married [[Rani Yan Yan\|Yan Yan]], an [[Rakhine people\|ethnic Rakhine]] and had a son on April 16,2015.<ref name="np6Jul2014">{{cite web \|url=http://www.nirvanapeace.com/english/news-review/country-news/678#.VUU6IeTgUfw \|title=Chakma Raja Debashish Roy wedded \|date=6 July 2014 \|work=The Report 24 \|via=Nirvana Peace}}</ref><ref name="tr5Jul2014">{{cite news \|script-title=bn:চাকমা রাজার দ্বিতীয় বিয়ে \|trans-title=Chakma king's second marriage \|url=http://bangla.thereport24.com/article/44132/index.html \|work=The Report 24 \|date=5 July 2014 \|language=bn}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Roy is a [[lawyer]] by profession and served as a Special Assistant to the [[Chief Advisor of Bangladesh]] (head of the [[Caretaker Government of Bangladesh]]) during the [[2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis]]. He was in charge of the [[Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs]] and the Ministry of Forest and Environment.<ref name="un">{{cite web \|url=https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/member_roy.pdf \|title=Raja Devasish Roy \|publisher=United Nations}}</ref>		Born in a [[Chakma people\|Chakma]] family,<ref name="ind22Dec2017"/> Roy is a [[lawyer]] by profession and served as a Special Assistant to the [[Chief Advisor of Bangladesh]] (head of the [[Caretaker Government of Bangladesh]]) during the [[2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis]]. He was in charge of the [[Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs]] and the Ministry of Forest and Environment.<ref name="un">{{cite web \|url=https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/member_roy.pdf \|title=Raja Devasish Roy \|publisher=United Nations}}</ref>

	Roy became King of the Chakma Circle after his father [[Tridev Roy]] went into [[exile]] following the independence of Bangladesh from [[Pakistan]] in 1971. In the 1970 general election [[Raja Tridev Roy]] had been elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as one of the only two non-[[Awami League]] candidates from [[East Pakistan]]. The former Raja who opposed the independence of Bangladesh fled [[Rangamati]] and escaped to Pakistan at the end of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. However most of the royal family, including the [[Queen regnant\|Rani]] and Yuvraj, were still left at the Rangamati Palace. After the emergence of Bangladesh, Yuvraj Devasish Roy was proclaimed Raja due to the absence of his father.{{citation needed\|date=July 2020}}		Roy became King of the Chakma Circle after his father [[Tridev Roy]] went into [[exile]] following the independence of Bangladesh from [[Pakistan]] in 1971. In the 1970 general election [[Raja Tridev Roy]] had been elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as one of the only two non-[[Awami League]] candidates from [[East Pakistan]]. The former Raja who opposed the independence of Bangladesh fled [[Rangamati]] and escaped to Pakistan at the end of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. However most of the royal family, including the [[Queen regnant\|Rani]] and Yuvraj, were still left at the Rangamati Palace. After the emergence of Bangladesh, Yuvraj Devasish Roy was proclaimed Raja due to the absence of his father.{{citation needed\|date=July 2020}}
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	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Roy was married to Tatu Roy until her death in 1998.<ref name="np6Jul2014" /><ref name="tr5Jul2014"/> The couple have two children, a son, Tribhuvan Aryadev Roy, and a daughter.<ref name="np6Jul2014" /><ref name="tr5Jul2014"/><ref name="ind22Dec2017">{{cite news \|last=Illius \|first=Shamsuddin \|date=22 December 2017 \|title=Chakma Raja Celebrates 40 Years \|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/129173 \|work=The Independent \|location=Dhaka}}</ref> On 4 July 2014, he married Yan Yan, an [[Rakhine people\|ethnic Rakhine]].<ref name="np6Jul2014">{{cite web \|url=http://www.nirvanapeace.com/english/news-review/country-news/678#.VUU6IeTgUfw \|title=Chakma Raja Debashish Roy wedded \|date=6 July 2014 \|work=The Report 24 \|via=Nirvana Peace}}</ref><ref name="tr5Jul2014">{{cite news \|script-title=bn:চাকমা রাজার দ্বিতীয় বিয়ে \|trans-title=Chakma king's second marriage \|url=http://bangla.thereport24.com/article/44132/index.html \|work=The Report 24 \|date=5 July 2014 \|language=bn}}</ref>		Roy was married to Tatu Roy until her death in 1998.<ref name="np6Jul2014" /><ref name="tr5Jul2014"/> The couple have two children, a son, Tribhuvan Aryadev Roy, and a daughter.<ref name="np6Jul2014" /><ref name="tr5Jul2014"/><ref name="ind22Dec2017">{{cite news \|last=Illius \|first=Shamsuddin \|date=22 December 2017 \|title=Chakma Raja Celebrates 40 Years \|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/129173 \|work=The Independent \|location=Dhaka}}</ref> On 4 July 2014, he married Yan Yan, an [[Rakhine people\|ethnic Rakhine]].<ref name="np6Jul2014">{{cite web \|url=http://www.nirvanapeace.com/english/news-review/country-news/678#.VUU6IeTgUfw \|title=Chakma Raja Debashish Roy wedded \|date=6 July 2014 \|work=The Report 24 \|via=Nirvana Peace}}</ref><ref name="tr5Jul2014">{{cite news \|script-title=bn:চাকমা রাজার দ্বিতীয় বিয়ে \|trans-title=Chakma king's second marriage \|url=http://bangla.thereport24.com/article/44132/index.html \|work=The Report 24 \|date=5 July 2014 \|language=bn}}</ref>

	~~== See also ==~~
	* [[Chakma people]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Devasish Roy<br>𑄘𑄬𑄝𑄥𑄨𑄥𑄴 𑄢𑄧𑄠𑄴
| title = [[Raja]]
| image =
| caption =
| succession = [[Raja|Chief]] of the [[Chakma Circle]]
| moretext =
| reign = {{start date and age|1971}}
| reign-type =
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| predecessor = [[Tridev Roy]]
| pre-type =
| successor =
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| regent =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1959|4|9}}
| birth_place = [[Dhaka|Decca]], [[East Pakistan]], [[Pakistan]], now [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]].
| father = [[Tridev Roy]]
| mother = [[Arati Roy]]
| religion = [[Theravada Buddhism]]
| occupation = Politician, lawyer
| spouse = {{plainlist|
*Tatu Roy
*Yan Yan}}
| spouse-type = Consort
| consort = yes
| issue = Tribhuvan Aryadev Roy
}}
'''Devasish Roy''' (also spelled '''Debashish Roy''';<ref name="np6Jul2014" /> born 9 April 1959)<ref name="ind22Dec2017" /> is a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer.<ref name="un" /> He is the [[Titular ruler|titular]] [[Raja]] of the [[Chakma Circle]], [[Bangladesh]]'s largest indigenous community,<ref>{{cite news |last=Monet |first=Jenni |date=1 May 2015 |url=https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/indigenous-jumma-people-vow-to-launch-non-cooperation-movement-on-bangladesh-aaefc7ew1UuWX7TcvBm3_w |title=Indigenous Jumma People Vow to Launch 'Non-Cooperation Movement' on Bangladesh |work=[[Indian Country Today]]}}</ref> and was a member of the [[United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues]] from 2014 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/about-us/members.html |title=UNPFII Members |website=United Nations}}</ref>

== Career ==
Roy is a [[lawyer]] by profession and served as a Special Assistant to the [[Chief Advisor of Bangladesh]] (head of the [[Caretaker Government of Bangladesh]]) during the [[2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis]]. He was in charge of the [[Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs]] and the Ministry of Forest and Environment.<ref name="un">{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/member_roy.pdf |title=Raja Devasish Roy |publisher=United Nations}}</ref>

Roy became King of the Chakma Circle after his father [[Tridev Roy]] went into [[exile]] following the independence of Bangladesh from [[Pakistan]] in 1971. In the 1970 general election [[Raja Tridev Roy]] had been elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as one of the only two non-[[Awami League]] candidates from [[East Pakistan]]. The former Raja who opposed the independence of Bangladesh fled [[Rangamati]] and escaped to Pakistan at the end of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. However most of the royal family, including the [[Queen regnant|Rani]] and Yuvraj, were still left at the Rangamati Palace. After the emergence of Bangladesh, Yuvraj Devasish Roy was proclaimed Raja due to the absence of his father.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

== Personal life ==
Roy was married to Tatu Roy until her death in 1998.<ref name="np6Jul2014" /><ref name="tr5Jul2014"/> The couple have two children, a son, Tribhuvan Aryadev Roy, and a daughter.<ref name="np6Jul2014" /><ref name="tr5Jul2014"/><ref name="ind22Dec2017">{{cite news |last=Illius |first=Shamsuddin |date=22 December 2017 |title=Chakma Raja Celebrates 40 Years |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/129173 |work=The Independent |location=Dhaka}}</ref> On 4 July 2014, he married Yan Yan, an [[Rakhine people|ethnic Rakhine]].<ref name="np6Jul2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.nirvanapeace.com/english/news-review/country-news/678#.VUU6IeTgUfw |title=Chakma Raja Debashish Roy wedded |date=6 July 2014 |work=The Report 24 |via=Nirvana Peace}}</ref><ref name="tr5Jul2014">{{cite news |script-title=bn:চাকমা রাজার দ্বিতীয় বিয়ে |trans-title=Chakma king's second marriage |url=http://bangla.thereport24.com/article/44132/index.html |work=The Report 24 |date=5 July 2014 |language=bn}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Chakma people]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Theravada Buddhists]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi Buddhists]]
[[Category:Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict]]
[[Category:Chakma people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:Chakma Royal Family]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi barristers]]
[[Category:20th-century Bangladeshi lawyers]]
[[Category:21st-century Bangladeshi lawyers]]
[[Category:People from Rangamati District]]
[[Category:Advisors of Caretaker Government of Bangladesh]]